Safety control apparatus



Feb. 21, 1950 J. A. CAMPBELL 2,498,483

SAFETY CONTROL APPARATUS Filed sept. 2o, 1945 l v v 'e "4 54 INI/ENTOR 4% A James A. Campbell 55 57 58 Bwwf ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21, 1950 SAFETY CONTROL APPARATUS James A. Campbell, Wilmette, Ill., assignor to The Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application September 20, 1945, Serial No. 617,471

2 Claims.

This invention relates to control apparatus and more particularly to fluid pressure apparatus for controlling the positioning of a device.

One object of the'invention is the provision of an improved apparatus of the above type.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved control apparatus embodying an operators fluid pressure control `device and a fluid pressure controlled positioning motor which is automatically operable to position means being controlled by said motor in accordance with the operation of said control device, which may be located at a remote control station.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus such as defined above embodying means which is automatically operative, in case of failure of the supply of fluid under pressure, to cause operation of the motor to move the means being controlled to a chosen position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following more detailed description of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing; Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic View, partly in section and partly in outline, of a control apparatus embodying the invention; and Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views of two valve devices shown in elevation in Fig. 1.

Description As shown in the drawing, the improved control apparatus comprises a fluid motor I; an operators control device 2 for normally controlling operation of said motor and which device may be lo-l cated at a station remote from said motor if de sire-d; a source of fluid under pressure, such as a fluid pressure supply pipe 3 which is connected by pipes 4 and I5 to said motor and control device, respectively; a reducing valve device B arranged in pipe 4 and operative to maintain at said motor a constant reduced pressure below that in said supply pipe; a safety reservoir I adapted to be normally charged with fluid under pressure from the supply pipe 3 through a pipe containing a check valve 8; a safety valve device 9; and a double check valve Ill arranged to control communication between pipes II and I2 connected, respectively, to the operators control device 2 and to the safety valve device 9, :and a motor control pipe I3 leading to the uid motor I.

The iiuid motor comprises a casing connected to and supported by a plurality of rods I4 carried by a device l which it is desired to control by said motor. For the purpose of illustration, the device |5 may be in the form of a control valve device for controlling now of uid and comprises a 'cas- "tor I'.

ing having inletand outlet openings I6 and I'I, respectively, and a valve in the form of a flexible diaphragm |8 arranged to cooperate with a seat I9 in said casing for closing communication between said openings. The diaphragm valve |-8 is shown in the drawing in a fully open position to provide a maximum degree of flow of fluid from the opening I5 to the opening I I, and adjustment of lsaid diaphragm between this position and its closed position will throttle the flow of fluid between said openings. At the side of diaphragm valve I8 opposite the valve seat I9 is a chamber '20 containing a plunger 2| operatively connected to said diaphragm valve by a member 'Il and having a convex face adapted to engage said diaphragm valve. The plunger 2| is connected to a control rod 22 which extends through'the casing of device I5 and into the casingof the fluid mo- Vertical adjustment of the controlrod 22 and plunger 2| will move the diaphragm valve I 8 to the fully open position in which'it is shown in the drawing, to the closed position in contact with seat I9, or to any intermediate throttling position, as will be evident.

In the fluid motor the rod 22 is connected to a piston 23. At one side of piston 23 is a control chamber 24 connected to the motor control pipe 3. At the opposite side of piston '23 is a chamber 25 connected by a pipe 26 to a valve device 21 which is mounted on the casing of the fluid motor.

The valve device 2'I comprises (Fig. 2) a casing containing a flexible diaphragm 29 having at one side a chamber 30 which is open through arestricted port 3l to a passage 32 one end of which is connected to pipe 26. At the opposite side 0f diaphragm 29 is a chamber 33 which is open to atmosphere through a pipe 34. A diaphragm follower 35 contained in chamber 30 and engaging one side of ydiaphragm 29 has a screw-threaded stud 36 extending through e, central opening in the diaphragm into chamber 33. A follower 131 in chamber 33 engages the opposite side of diaphragm 29, and a nut 38 on stud 36 is tightened against the follower 34 'and clamps the central portion of said diaphragm between said follower and the follower 35.

The follower 35 has a sleeve-like extension 39 slidably mounted in a bore 40 provided in the casing in coaxial relation with diaphragm 29. Also slidably mounted in this bore beyond the extension 39 is a piston 4| having an operating rod 42 projecting through an opening in the casing to the exterior thereof.v Between the sleeve-like extension 39 and piston 4I is av chamber .43 open .to

passage 32 and containing a release valve 44 disposed within the sleeve-like extension 39 and arranged to cooperate with a seat provided on the follower 35 'around a passage 45 which extends through the stud 36 and opens to chamber 33.

The piston 4| comprises two Darts 46 and 41 secured together by screw-threads 48. Each ofthe piston parts 46 .and 41 carries 'a sealing ring 49 having sliding contact with the wall 'of bore 40, and said parts cooperate toform exteriorly of the piston an annular. chamber 50 between the two sealing rings 49. Chamber 50 is connected 4by :a passage 5| to the fluid pressure supply pipe 4, whereby said chamber is adapted to :be constantly supplied with fluid at the reduced pressure provided by the reducing valve device 6. The sealing rings 49 prevent leakage of nui-d under pressure from chamber 50.

The two piston parts 46 and 41 also fcooperate to form within the piston 4| a chamber 52 which .is open 'through lone for more radial ports 53 to the :annular chamber i0. A .supply valve 54 Acontainedi'in chamber -52 is adapted 'to Acooperate with ra seat fon the piston apart 41 for controlling communica-tion ,between said ychamber and a bore '55 extending through the .piston part 41 .and 'opening to chamber `43. A `stem -56 of smaller diameter than bore -is Aconnected at one fend to the supply valve 154 and at the opposite end `to the release valve 44 whereby said valves :are movable :in '-unison. A bias spring A51 in chamber =52 acts on 'the vsupply valve 54 urging it toward 'its seat. Aispring 58 in chamber '43 :is Ainterposed between the sleeve-:like'extension-39 "and the :pis-

ton part 41 'and is :provided .to urge the piston-4| tina-.direction away from the 7diaphragm l29. The piston 'rod 42 .is of :smaller :dia-meter than piston @4| in orderito provide a @stop shoulder 259 -l-.arranged tto 'be engaged Eby an overlying shoulder 60 on the #casing .for #limiting outward movement of .the piston l4 I Lby 4spring 58.

Chamber 3.3 contains a control spring l6| one fend of which lbears :against lthe diaphragm rol- `lower 31. The opposite -end of :spring 6| is tsupported-'on .a .follower -162 which in turn is supported -fby fan adjusting `screw '63 :having screw-threaded 'engagement with the `lcasing. -By suitable adjust- 'ment 'of fscrew 63 any desired pressure fof ispring 0| :against "the :diaphragm follower :31 :may .fbe obtained i The piston rod 42 engages one end of a screw '64 which iis vafd'iustafbly mounted in an :operating `cam ror lever 65. A lock nut =66 on 'screw '64 is provided "for contact with lever 65 to :secure .said fscliewin 4an adjusted position. One end `of lever t is-ffulcrumed ion fa pin 61 which vis carried .in fan farm :.68 projecting :from the casing. -By .reference ito `1 it will `be lnoted 'that the :lever 65. 'Is Slocated at onefsi'de ofthe motor control rod =22 :and `eoiten'ds longitudinally but diagonally with respectzto said zrod. `An#opera-tin'g arm 69 is vrigidlyisecured to the operating vrod .22 and 'is provided in iits end with :a roller f10 adapted to roll on the valve operating .lever y65.. Movement -oi piston 23 in 'the *fluid motor l .fin ra downwardly.. direction, f-rom the zposition which fit is :shown in the drawing, will act through the 'arm E0 Vand roller m0 Ato :rock `'the voperating )lever 65 'in a rconnter-crcrkwise direction, while 4movement of sfaiid ,piston in the opposite Idirection `will *permit mocking vof :said lever .55 vin a #clockwise direction.

The operators control device '2 -is operated to fcontrol, throughlpip's 1| `and 13, thesupplykand release 'i u'rd -under )pressure Lto :and :from the pistoni"chamber2st,V 'aidcomprises a casing lo connected to the supply valve |0| so that said valves are movable in unison. The release valve 4051s arranged to cooperate with a scat provided on one face of a fluid pressure controlled plunger '5101 `which is .slidably mounted in the casing and fsubiect on one `side to pressure of iiuid in cham- 'ber |0'3. The `-va'lve seat on plunger |01 encircles `a .fluid pressure ,release passage |08 extending through said plunger and opening to a chamber -IlllS/which in turn is open to atmosphere through a port H0. A bias spring l I in chamber |03 acts on plunger |-01 to urge it out `of contact `with 'the rel-ease valve |05.

Aregulat-ing spring H2 contained in chamber |309 :bears Aat one end :on plunger v|01 while the .25 opposite vend `bears against one side vof a control plunger |18 slida-bly mounted in the casing. The opposite .side'of plunger l| |.3 is :engaged lby a ii-nger 1114 proiiecting L'from 'an operators control lever H5 which is pivotal-ly mounted on a pin 'I It car- I-3`0 iried :by the-casing. The lever H5 has a normal position Vin 'which -it iis vshown in the drawing, 'a

pressure'position designated by a dotdash line ||f1 @and I`is adjustable -to :any 'position intermediatesaidnormal and maximum pressure posi'tions.

.In operation, .let .it be v.assumed that the operaator's control lever |15 is :initially in the normal postioninwhichit isfshown in the rdrawing, which will permit movement Vof plunger ||3 by regulatun `ing spring |2 Ito .a aposition in which fthe pressure -offsaiid springfon .plunger v'|01 is so reduced as to permit spring |04 to seat the supply valve |0| Aanu-'spring v|1| il to move plunger Vl01out of seating v'engagementwith'the release valve |05. With the 15 lrelease valve :|105 open, 'chamber |=03 and pipe .il

'willlbe-'open to atmosphere through port |40. 4Let it further :be'assumed that the doublecheck valve ||0 is in the position in which it is shown in the drawing establishing communication between plfrere as just mentioned, the cont-rol chamber 24 the imotor' l v will yalso 'be open to atmosphere.

Let tvfurther'be-assumedithat pipe is charged with yi'lu'id under pressure from any suitable y"source, due to which, chamber |00 will be supplied with uid .under pressure from said pipe through :pipe 15, and the supply valve chamber A52 in the Ycontrol valve device 21 will be charged with fluid #from pipe L3 at the reduced pressure provided by eso `'the .reducing 'valve :device 6.

Letitffurther beassumed'that the motor piston T23 'is inthe position -in which it is shown in the rdrawingand that with the operating -lever lE55 for thevalve -fdevice 21 'in contact with roller 10 car- :o5 red bythe operating rod 22, the adjusting screw '564 :is regulated to position the piston AI so that :shoulder 59 fon said piston. will be just in contact with 4or .slightly out of contact with the shoulder 60,:onthefcasing. The adjusting screw si63 will then :be operated to adjust the force of the supply'valve 54 whereupon fluid under pressure will be permitted to iiow from pipe 4 through chambers 50, 52, and 43 to passage 32 and thence through pipe 26 to chamber 25 below the motor piston 23. Fluid at the pressure thus provided in chamber 25 below the motor piston 23 will also flow through the restricted port 3| to chamber 30 and therein act on diaphragm 29 against the opposing force of spring 6|. When the pressure of iiuid thus obtained in the motor piston chamber 25 and in diaphragm chamber 30 become sufficient to overcome the opposing force of the regulating spring BI, the diaphragm 29 will move against the pressure of said spring. As the diaphragm thus moves, the release valve 44 will be maintained in contact with its seat and the supply valve 54 will move toward its seat under the force of spring 51 until said supply valve becomes seated to prevent further flow of iiuid under pressure to piston chamber 25 of the motor and to diaphragm chamber 30, whereupon movement of the diaphragm 29 will cease. The pressure of fluid thus obtained in chambers 25 and 30 will be limited in accordance with the force of spring 6I against diaphragm 29, as controlled by the adjustment of screw 63, and any desired'degree oi pressure may be obtained in chamber 25 by suitable adjustment of said screw, as will be evident. The pressure of fluid thus provided in chamber 25 at one side of the power piston 23 is such as to insure movement of said piston to the position in which it is shown in the drawing for thereby moving the device being controlled to a corresponding position, which in the disclosure, consists of moving the diaphragm valve 28 of the device I5 to its fully open position.

If the operator should now desire to move the device being controlled to an opposite extreme position, such as to move the diaphragm valve I8 into contact with its seat I9, he will move the control lever H5 to the maximum pressure position indicated by the dot and dash line |I1.

This movement of lever H5 will displace plunger ||3 against the adjacent end of spring H2 and increase the pressure of said spring on plunger |01 to such a degree as to move said plunger into seating engagement with the release valve |05 and then actuate said valve to open the supply valve |I. Fluid under pressure will then flowvfrom the supply pipe 3 to pipe H and thence past the double check valve I0 and through pipe I3 to chamber 24 in the motor I. The pressure of fluid thus provided in motor I is also effective in chamber |03 in the operators control device 2 on plunger |01 and when said pressure becomes sufficient, the plunger |01 will move against the regulating spring I2, and permit movement of the supply valve |0I by spring I 04 in the direction oi its seat. The supply valve |0I may finally move into contact with its seat when the pressure in the motor chamber 24 is increased to a degree in excess of that provided by the reducing valve device 6, or if desired, the pressure of the regulating spring I I2 may be such as to prevent suliicient movement of plunger |01 by the pressure of uid in pipe 3 to permit closing of the supply valve when the operators control lever is in its maximum pressure position. Regardless of this, the pressure of uid provided in motor chamber 24 when the operators control lever ||5 is in its maximum pressure position will move the motor piston 23 and rod 22 vdownwardly and move the diaphragm valve I8 to its closed position in contact with seat I9. HAS the-piston -23 andl rod 22 move -in a down- `ward direction as just mentioned, the arm 69 and roller 10 will rock the valve operating lever 65 in a counterclockwise direction and thereby move piston 4| in the valve device 21 in the direction of the diaphragm 29. With the release valve 44 seated against the diaphragm follower 35, this movement of piston 4| will be relative to said valve and also to the connected supply valve 54, so as to thereby open communication ,past said supply valve between the fluid pressure supply pipe 4 and pipe 26 leading to chamber 25 below the motor piston 23.

Fluid under pressure thus provided in piston chamber 25 will also be effective through choke 3l in chamber 3|? on the diaphragm 29 to deflect said diaphragm against spring Bl as the pressure of said uid is increased. This deflection of diaphragm 29 against spring El will permit movement of the release and supply valves 44 and 54, respectively, with said diaphragm, but as long as lpiston 4I is in motion under the action of fluid pressure effective in chamber 24, said piston will maintain the supply valve 54 open. Fluid under pressure will thus continue to flow to pressure chamber 25 until movement of the motor piston 23 and piston 4| ceases in the closed position of the diaphragm valve I8. As soon as the motor piston 23 and piston 4| in the valve device 21 stops moving however, deiiection of diaphragm 29 against the pressure of spring 6I, by the continuing increase :in pressure of fluid in piston chamber 25 and in diaphragm chamber 30, will be relative to piston 4| and will permit the closing of the supply valve 54 by spring 51, so as to prevent iurther ilow of iiuid under pressure to said chambers. The parts of the apparatus are so adjusted however with respect to the pressure of fluid provided in the motor chamber 24 by the operators control valve device 2 when lever H5 is in the maximum pressure position, as to insure movement of diaphragm valve I8 into contact with seat I9 against the pressure of fluid provided in chamber 25 andthe opposing force of the device being actuated, such as the force opposing movement of the diaphragm valve I8 toward its seat I9.

Ii the operator now desires to move the diaphragm valve |'8 to its fully open position, he will move lever H5 to its normal position in which it is shown in the drawing. This movement will reduce the pressure of regulating spring I I2 on the plunger |01 to such a degree as to permit movement of said plunger by spring I I to the position in which it is shown in the drawing and in which it is out of engagement with the release valve |35. With the release valve thus open, fluid under pressure will be completely released from the motor piston chamber 24 to atmosphere. The pressure of uid in the motor piston chamber 25 will then move piston 23 and the diaphragm valve hi tothe fully open position in which they are shown in the drawing.

yAs the motor piston 23 is thus moved to the position in which it is shown in the drawing, the operating rod 22 and roller 10 will be operated to permit the pressure of iiuid in chamber 43 acting on piston 4| plus the pressure of spring 58 to return said piston and the operating lever 65 to their normal positions. As the piston 4| is thus returned to its normal position it will 'act through the seated supply valve 54 to unseat the release valve 44 to thereby permit release of fluid under pressure from the motor chamber 25 and from the diaphragm chamber 30. As the'pressure of fluid inchambersl'and 30 Ais thus reduced,'the diaing I6 to the outlet opening I1, he will adjust lever in the direction of its normal position to thereby reduce the pressure of spring I I2 on the plunger |81. The pressure of uid in chamber ID3 will then move plunger |87 out of contact with release valve |85, whereupon fluid under pressure will be released from the motor piston chamber 24. As the pressure of fluid in chambers 24 and |83 is thus reduced, spring ||2 will gradually move plunger back in the direction of the release valve |05, and finally into contact with said valve when said pressure becomes reduced to a degree corresponding'to the position of the operators control lever ||5.

*When the pressure in the motor piston chamber 24 is thus reduced, the pressure of fluid in chamber 25, aided by pressure of fluid from the inlet opening I6 actingv on diaphragm valve |8 will move the piston 23 upwardly. vThis movement of piston 23 will permit operation of lever 65 and piston 4| in the valve device 21 in a direction away'from the diaphragm 29 by pressure of fluid effective in chamber 43 plus the pressure of spring 58. rlhis movement of piston 4| will initially be relative to the diaphragm 29 and open the release valve 44, whereupon fluid under pressure will be released from the power piston chamber and from diaphragm chamber 30. As the pressure of fluid in chamber is thus reduced, spring 6| will deflect the diaphragm 29 in the direction toward the release valve 44, but said valve will remain out of contact with its seat as long as the piston 4| is moving in avdirection away from said diaphragm. However, substantially as soon as the power piston attains the position selected by the reduced pressure of fluid in chamber 24, the pressure of fluid in chambers 25 and 43 will have become reduced past the release valve 44 to a degree which will permit said piston to be stopped by the pressure of fluid in chamber 2-4. After the power piston 23 and thereby piston 4| in the valve device 2'! stops moving, as just mentioned, a slight further reduction in pressure of fiuid in chamber 25 and diaphragm chamber 30 past the release valve 44 will permit spring 6| to continue deflection of diaphragm4 29 sufficiently to move the diaphragm follower into contact with said valve, to thereby prevent further release of fiuid under pressure from said chambers. The pressure of fluid in the power piston chamber 25 will thus be reduced only to a degree sufficient to allow stopping of the power piston 23 and thereby the diaphragm valve |8 in the position selected by the reduced pressure of fluid in chamber 24.

The choke 'I3 is effective to restrict release of fluid under pressure from chamber 24 so that said pressure will not reduce at a rate exceeding the rate of reduction in pressure of fluid in chamber 25 by operation of the valve device 2'I. Thus immediately upon piston 23 attaining the position corresponding to the reduction in pressure of fluid in chamber 24, as governed by the position of lever ||5 in the operators control valve device 2, the pressure of iluid in chamber 25 will be suinciently reduced to substantially balance the opposing forces on said piston to permit stopping of said piston and thereby of the diaphragm valve I8 in a position corresponding substantially to that of the operators control lever ||5. If the operator desires to open the diaphragm valve I8 to a greater degree, he will move lever ||5 further in the direction of its maximum pressure position, and the motor l will operate to correspondinglyi changethe position of said valve as will be apparent from the above description.

It will now be noted that bysuitable adjustment of the operators control lever ||5 to either extreme position, or to any selected intermediate position, the power motor I will act to correspondingly position the diaphragm valve |8 with respect to its seat I9.

If the diaphragm valve I8 is in contact with its seat or in a partially open position and the supply of iuid under pressure in pipe 3 is lost, as due to rupture of said pipe, the pressure of fluid in the motor piston chamber 24 will unseat u s the supply valve |0| in the operators control 15* device 2 against the light force of biasing spring |04 and then lbe substantially dissipated through the ruptured pipe. At the same time, the supply valve 54 in the valve device 2'I may be blown from its seat by pressure of fluid in the motor piston 20:

chamber 25 andv permit dissipation of such fluid through the ruptured pipe. Under such a condition the pressure of uid in the inlet opening I6 would push the diaphragm valve I8 to its fully open position. In case the diaphragm valve I8 were in its fully open position at the time of loss power piston 23 to its valve closing position in case of failure of the fluid under-pressure in pipe 3, regardless of the degree of opening of dia-l phragm valve I8 or to insure that said diaphragm valve will remain in its closed position in case of failure of the supply of fluid under pressure in pipe 3, the safety reservoir 'l and the safety valve device 9 are provided.

The safety reservoir 'I is normally charged with v fluid under pressure from the supply pipe 3 through the check valve device 8, said check valve device being provided to retain the fluid under pressure in said reservoir in case of rupture of pipe 3 or loss of fluid under pressure therefrom. The safety reservoir-'I is connected by a pipe 'I4 to the safety valve device 9.

The safety valve device 8 comprises (Fig. 3) a casing containing a flexible diaphragm 'I5 having at one 'side a chamber 'I6 open to the fluid pressure supply pipe 3. At the opposite side of diaphragm 'I5 is a chamber 'I1 which is open to atmosphere through a port 'I8 and which contains a follower 'I9 engaging the diaphragm '|5. A shoulder 8D in the casing is provided for contact with the follower 'I9 to limit deflection of diaphragm 'I5 by pressure of fluid in chamber 16. A spring 8| in chamber 17 acts on diaphragm follower 'I9 to oppose pressure of fluid in chamber 16. s

The follower 'I9` is provided with a stem 82 extending through a bore provided in -a wall 83 in the casing into a chamber 84 which is connected to pipe 'I4 from the safety reservoir l, and within said bore the stem 82 is provided with an annular recess containing a sealing ring I8 having sealing contact with the wall of said bore to prevent leak-age of iiuid under pressure from chamber 84 to chamber 'II and thence to atmosphere through port 18. The stem 82 is connected in chamber 84 to a fluid pressure supply valve 85 having a iiuted stem 86 which is slidablyl mounted in a bore 81 extending through a sleeve-fV like niemberS Which is slidablymounted ina bushing 89.Y lA seatsfor' the supply valveV is provided on one end of the sleeve-like-member 8 8'y varound the bore 87. `The sleeve-like member E18Y carries va por-tion 99 of smaller diameter than thabore, in bushing 8.9, and said portionextendsv into 'a chamber 9I wherein it is provided withfa release valve 92 arranged to cooperate with a seat onthe adjacent end of said bushing. The bore 8 I` l in sleeveflike member 88 is connected byl a .bore

93., tochamber 9|'. Between the sleeve-like member 88 and valve 92 and encircling" the reduced portion 99 is an annular chamber yI-)II which iS. connected through `one lor morebports 954 to an 'annular chamber 96 encircling the bushing 89.

Chamber 96 is in constant communicationwith atmosphere through a port 9,1. Chamber 9 I is connected to rpipe I2 leading touthe double check valve IU and contains a spring 98 Vacting on the valve 9.2 for urging it into contact with its seat.

VvIn operation,r when the fluid pressure supply pipe discharged with duid at a suitable pressure,

such pressure elfective in diaphragm chamber 'It will deflect the diaphragm Iliand move the diaphragm follower I9 and stem 82 to the position in which they are shown in Fig. 3 and whichis )Y defined rby contact, between said follower and the casing shoulder 80,. In this position ofthev diaphragm stem 82 the supply valve `85 willfb'e moveduagainst its seat on theend of the vsleevelike portion 88 which in turn will be shifted tjo a position for opening the release valve v92. .With

the release valve 92 open, pipe I2 and therebythe connectedy end of the double check Yvalve Ill will be open to atmosphere past said valvey and, through the port 9'I, whereby the double checkv valve Ill will be rendered operative by fluid under f v pressure, the safety reservoir 'I will'also beA charged with fluid under pressure and the parts of the valve device 3 willbe in the position shown in the drawing preventing use of fluid under pressure from said reservoir, and rendering the doublecheck valve I0 effective tcvpermit control of the fluid motor I by the operators control de vicel2v as hereinbefore described. y

Now let it be assumed that the supply of fluid to the supply pipe 3 is lost. vThe pressure of uid in diaphragm chamber 'I6 will then be dissipated and permit spring 8l tojmove the diaphragm 15, the follower 'I9 and the follower stem 82 in .anv upwardly direction to a position which maybe dened by Contact between said diaphragm and a raised part 99 in the casing. When the follower stem 82 is moved by spring 8| as. just mentioned, the supply valve,- 85 will move with said stem, as will also the sleeve-dike member 88 and release valve 92 under the influence of spring 98,v until said release valve contacts its seat to close communication between pipe I2 andthe atmosphericport 9 7. After the release. valvel 92 seats,v

further movement of the diaphragmfollowen stem 82` and the, supply valve 85 by spring 8 I, will then,` pull saidv valli-.cout of contact with its seat chamber l9I. Fluid under pressure inthe safety reservoir l will then flow'past the supplyV valve to chamber 9I and thence through pipe I2- to the double check valve I9-, The pressure of fluid thus providedvto act on the double checkyalve IG will thenvshift said checkvvalve to itsopposite position for closing kcommunication between pipes II and I3 and for opening pipe I3 to pipe I2, whereupon fluid under pressure from the safety reservoir will ow to chamber 24 above the power l piston 23 and actuate said piston to move the diaphragm valve I8 into contact with its seat I9'. It will thus vbe evident that upon loss offluid under pressure from the supply pipe 3 movement of the powerpiston 23 to the leXtreme position opposite that in which it iis shown in the drawingfor closing the diaphragm valve I8 is insured, by operation ofthe safety valve device 9 to connect the safety reservoir I to the fluid motor I. l

Summary It will now ber seen that I have provided a control apparatus embodying a fluid motor which is adjustable by fluid pressure to anyselected position for, correspondingly positioning a device operatively connected to said motor, in accordance with selected operation of an operators con trol device which may be located at a station remote from said motor; vThe apparatus. also includes means which isautomatically operative in case of loss of thesupply of fluid pressure to insure operation of thevmotor to effect a selected operation of the device being controlled.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a duid motor comprising a cas1ng, a power member in said casing, said y casing having at one side of said power member a controly chamber, asource of fluid under pressure,'an operators control device operable to establish communication between said source of fluid pressure and said control/chamber to supply fluid under pressure to said control chamber for moving said powermember from one posin tion to another position, vand also'operable to release uid under pressure from said control chamber, means operableto effect movement of said power member from said other position to said one position upon release of fluid under pressure from said control chamber, a safety reservoir connected to said source, of fluid under pressure and normally charged with fluid under pressure therefrom, a check valve in, the corn'- munication between said reservoir and .source for preventing any reverse flow ofl fluid under pressure through said communication, valve means separate from said check valve controlling communication between said safety reservoir and controlchamber, means operable -by fluid Linder pressure in said source to actuate saidvalve means to close said communication, and means operable upon loss of fluid under pressure in said source to actuate said valve means to open said Vcommunication for supplyingVr fluid vunder and establish communication between chamber l v 7-5` operable to establish communication between Stand bore 8.1; which is open through boreai, to,

pressure from said safety reservoir to said con trol chamber to. move said power member to said other position.

2. In combination, a fluid motor comprising a casing, a power member in said casing,v said casing providing a control chamber at one side ofsaid member, a source of fluid under pressure,

an operatorsself-lapping .control kvalve device 13 said source of nuid under pressure and said control chamber for supplying iiuid under pressure to said control chamber to move said power member from one position to another position, and being also operable to release uid under pressure from sai-:l control chamber, means operable to eiect movement of said power member from said other position to said one position upon release of fluid under pressure from said control chamber, a safety reservoir connected to and normally charged with fluid under pressure from said source, a check valve in the communication between said reservoir and source for preventing any reverse flow of fluid under pressure' through said communication, valve means separate from said check valve controlling communication betwen said safety reservoir and control chamber, means operable by fluid under pressure in said source to actuate said valve means to close the respective communication, means operable upon loss of fluid under pressure in said source to actuate said valve means to open the respective communication for supplying fluid under pressure from said safety reservoir to said control chamber to move said power member to said other position, and a, double check valve arranged in the communication between said operators control device and said Valve means and said control chamber, and operable automatically by 14 fluid under pressure supplied by operation of said operators valve device to close communication between said control chamber and said Valve means and operable automatically by fluid under pressure supplied by said valve means to close communication between said chamber and said operators control device.

JAMES A. CAMPBELL.

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